For more than 100 years, Catholic Charities has continued its mission of building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people.
Services Offered
Counseling Services
Family Counseling and Guidance Center Our Counseling Center, headquartered in Danvers, is a professional, mental health clinic that provides a comprehensive, integrated continuum of quality care for people struggling with a range of life issues.
Staff expertise includes dual diagnosis; substance abuse treatment; anger management and impulse control; relapse prevention; life adjustments; depression and anxiety disorders; family and marital conflicts; parenting issues; child and adolescent counseling; and school conflicts and behavior problems. Family Intervention Program The Family Intervention Program aims to provide counseling services in a flexible way in order to accommodate the needs of those youth and families who often have not had much success connecting with more traditional outpatient settings. The program provides office-based services as well as home and school-based visits. Services include individual, child, family, parent/child, and group counseling.
Recovering Connections A new counseling program offered at the Laboure Center in South Boston, Recovering Connections offers case management and support groups to the children and families of those in addiction/recovery.
Fees and Payment
We seek to help with a hand up instead of a hand out but realize at times people's needs are too great. So we try our best to serve families and individuals to the best of our ability and within our financial means.
This is a nonprofit organization.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
